Kidlink Chat on March 18, 2004: Looking Back in Time


A-EpiS	A-Bev

Chat on Thursday, March 18, 2004
Discussion topic: "Looking Back In Time"

Session Start: Thu Mar 18 07:52:45 2004
Session Ident: #wai
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<A-EpiS> Hi Beatriz
<_Beatriz > Are you a teacher?
<A-EpiS> Yes
<A-EpiS> I am in Puerto Rico
<A-EpiS> I teach children and adults how to use the computer
<A-EpiS> And I am a volunteer teacher in Kidlink

<A-EpiS> Ok Lucas Can you tell us about your grandparents?
<Lucas > sure
<A-EpiS> Where did they live
<Lucas> My grandparents were in Poland during WW2.
<Lucas> My grandmother's mother died when she was 4.
<A-EpiS> How was life for them, do you know?
<Lucas> she was taken away by the Nazis
<Lucas> and my grandfather had parents till later age
<Lucas> but his 2 brothers died at war. 1 was killed when he was defusing mines.
<A-EpiS> But your grandmother survived life with the nazis
<Lucas> and the other died when he was throwing a granade at the d*mn Nazis
<Lucas> they had a hard life
<Lucas> sprry about the last bad word
<Lucas> I just feel sad for my grandparent, he lost his two brothers when he was young. It was hard for him
<Lucas> My grandparents ended their education at 4th grade
<_Beatriz> why so early lucas?
<Lucas> It was very hard to attend school when you have little money.
<_Julie >How come education had to be paid for?
<Lucas> When you have little money, you have to go to work at young age by doing farm work.
<A-EpiS> They lived on a farm?
<Lucas> Yes.
<A-EpiS> Are they still living?
<katty > My father also worked at a very young age and couldn't go to school.
<Lucas> Yes. However my grandfather has some kidney problems.
<A-Bev> Katty, where did he live? In which country?
<katty> He lived in Ecuador
<A-EpiS> And your mother?
<katty> He lived with his grandmother because his mom came to the United States
<katty> she also lived in the U.S. but she studied
<katty> more than he did
<Lucas> Was Ecuador involved in any wars?
<A-EpiS> Did you meet your grandmother from Ecuador?
<katty> Yes with Peru but I don't much about it
<katty> No I never met my grandmother
<Lucas> Were they fighting for land?
<katty> Yes
<Julie> are they still fighting today?
<Lucas> It was more like this during WW2. They fought for more power since more land = more power.
<A-Bev> Peru and Ecuador are right next to each other. They is a dispute about the boundary lines.
<A-Bev> There is a dispute.
<A-EpiS> Yes, that is what I read
<katty> She studied all the way through college
<Lucas> here did your mother study?
<katty> and she became an architect
<Lucas> How did this affect you?
<Lucas> Are you planning on going to college?
<katty> Yes i'm planning to go to college
<Julie> What grade are you guys in
<Lucas> I'm in 12th grade.
<_Beatriz> I don't plan on going to college because school isn't for everyone
<katty> I'm a senior this is my last year in highschool
<A-EpiS> are you all seniors?
<Julie> i'am in th 10th grade and i am planning on going to college very soon
<_Beatriz> im not a senior
<katty> Men are dogs
<Lucas> Julie, sure... in 3 years.
<Lucas> omg Katty?
<A-EpiS> Beatriz
<katty> ignore that comment sorry
<_Beatriz> Yes
<A-EpiS> what about your grand parents,where did they lived?
<Lucas> Beatriz why don't you tell us more about your family?
<_Beatriz> 12because I don't like talking about my family
<_Beatriz> My grandparents lived in Mexico
<Lucas> It is not a shame. You should speak freely about your blood.
<_Beatriz> I didn't say I was ashamed I just don't like talking about my family thats all
<A-EpiS> Beatriz it's ok
<Lucas> What do you think life is like in Mexico?
<Julie> do you have any brothers and sisters?
<_Beatriz> Yeah i have 1 older sister and 3 brothers
<A-EpiS> I have go to Mexico and live there
<A-EpiS> I liked it
<Lucas> Beatriz how is your sister doing?
<Julie> beatriz have you ever been to mexico
<katty> How is life over in Mexico?
<_Beatriz> She's good, struggling with her two kids but she's fine
<_Beatriz> I've been to Mexico twice
<A-Bev> Did your sister go to college?
<Julie> I want to go to cancun mexico or acapulco
<_Beatriz> 2She's still taking some classes, she has 1 year left
<Lucas> I want to the beaches in Cancun.
<A-Bev> An education is very important!
<Lucas> Why doesnt Julie tell us about her family?
<A-EpiS> Julie?
<Julie> my granparents are from dominican republic and my parents too
<A-EpiS> we want to know stories from 100 years ago
<A-EpiS> Julie have you been to the Dom Rep?
<Lucas> I can recall a story from a story from 100 years ago.
<Julie> I have gone there to visit a lot of times.
<Lucas> My grandmother always said that education more more tougher. It was because teachers would slap you with a stick on the wrist.
<Julie> My parents have told me that my grandparents belived school was better back then because the children concentrate more.
<A-EpiS> Julie do you have a story about how was life in your grandparents days?
<Lucas> If you did something wrong you would be punished. This is what we call corporal punishment and it was allowed.
<katty> I believe many kids now a days take education for granted
<Julie> They concentrated more becuase there was no T.V or PS2
<Lucas> Yes they do. People should be happy to go to school everyday.
<Lucas> People should be happy that they have shoes on their feet.
<katty> Thta's true
<Julie> When my grandparents lived they had to take their own chairs to school.
<Lucas> I know from my fathers stories, he did not have shoes in elementary school.

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